Climate change, industry, parks, air and water quality are issues that are debated in congress, compete for funding and enpassion many Minnesotans.
October 12, 2001 - Meterologist Mark Seeley forecasts that snow is on the way, but probably will not stay.
October 26, 2001 - A rare October blizzard came to the Red River Valley.
October 30, 2001 - Rochester's four-year fight with the Dakota Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is about to come to a head. Sometime this fall the federal Surface Transportation Board releases its final ruling on the DME's 1-point-4 billion-dollar expansion plan. All indications suggest the rail project will get the go ahead. New track will be laid to haul coal from Wyoming through South Dakota and Minnesota. DME rail lines currently run through Rochester. But city officials insist if the expansion's approved trains should be rerouted around downtown, through farmland and countryside. It's a controversial and expensive proposition. Minnesota Public Radio's Erin Galbally has this Mainstreet report.
October 30, 2001 - A new company will bring high-tech science to Sioux Falls. Hematech labs will produce antibodies in cattle aimed at fighting human illnesses. The Connecticut company will employ 20 scientists and technicians beginning early next year. There could be as many as 4-hundred employees within a few years. Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports:
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November 2, 2001 - In Duluth, more than three hundred volunteers are visiting an inner-city elementary school every week to read with the students. There's a reading partner for every child in the school. Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill reports the effort grew out of the belief a child has a better chance at success in life with direct adult involvement. {
November 2, 2001 - MPR's Morning Edition, Nov 2, 2001 Topic: November 1st, 1870 Milestone Thursday, November 1st this week marked the 131st anniversary of a significant event in U.S. weather history. Systematic weather observations were taken on the morning of November 1, 1870 at 24 sites across the nation, all of which were operated
November 7, 2001 - Unofficial results from Tuesdays election show two-thirds of the school districts asking for money from local residents will get it. But voters did say "no" in Bloomington, Anoka-Hennepin, Duluth, and St. Cloud. 188 school districts -- a record number -- had levy referendums on the ballot. School board officials say there's no definite pattern to explain the "no" votes. They see the largely positive response as a mandate to ask for more money at the legislature next year. We have two reports, starting with Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill. <
November 8, 2001 - The smoking ban in Duluth has been kind of like the weather -- just when you get used to it, it changes. The city council passed a ban a year ago, but then kept changing the rules. Now it looks like the debate over smoking in Duluth's restaurants is finally settled. Voters reaffirmed the ban this week, and even made it a little tougher. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin reports.
November 8, 2001 - You should be able to keep your winter coat tucked away a little longer. Kare-11 Meteorologist Ken Barlow says storms moving through central Canada are pulling unseasonably warm weather north over Minnesota. He says there's no meteorological excuse for the unusual weather pattern.